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Everybody pick a driver each week. Nobody picks the same driver, picking is first come first served. The thread will be posted weekly. By rule, I get to pick Kasey Kahne each week if I am so compelled. Tally up the points of the driver yous pick each week and reset the field after the Richmond race. This will be a 26 week play-in to the Chase For The Cup.
This means there will only be 43 spots available in this contest. SO SIGN UP EARLY AND OFTEN(you mults yous).

Then, starting with the first Chase race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, the Top 12 posters shall be assigned to the driver corresponding in the SPRINT CUP standings. They keep this driver for the duration of the Chase. The chosen 12 will also get to pick a driver out of the Chase to make things more interesting. And rack up the points for the championship.

Confused? Good. Reward? Yes. A prize of undetermined greatness will be given out after the season.

1. If you pick someone and one of the players ahead of you in the standings want that driver, you have to pick another driver. This will go on for the rest of the season, just like NASCAR. If you don't pick another driver by the drop of the green flag you will be assigned the best available driver based on qualifying. A poster can only have their pick bumped ONCE per week. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. Unless someone uses a Dealbreaker award on you.

*Dealbreaker award
This rule has been added to let someone who picks a race winner to be given a Dealbreaker award. It would let the poster either pick bump anyone(except the leader) ahead of them in the standings or take somebodys second pick. It can be saved and used at anytime during the regular season, even right before the drop of the green flag. The Dealbreaker award is a regular season gimmick and none will be given during the playoff season. The awards can transfer to the playoffs, but all deals must be complete by the last regular season race Week 26 at Richmond.

Any players who get their pick bumped or somebody goes and uses the Dealbreaker on them, they will be PM'ed in a timely manner as possible. Dealbreaker awards are able to be bought, sold, or bartered. Players don't have to use them every week or ever use them at all and sell them to players that would really need it late in the regular season. The Dealbreaker may be dealt for straight cash homie, or you can trade some of your points, or work out something to job a player ahead of you in the standings.

Shenanigans are endorsed and encouraged by the Rules Cabal. All trades, deals, and any other kind of brilliant schemes must be presented in the weekly thread and approved by the Rules Cabal for them to be used that week. The value of the Dealbreaker award has yet to been set. I'll leave that up to those involved in the dealings. And let anyone say a single cross word about the Rules Cabal decisions and watch what happens.

PLEASE NOTE:
A Dealbreaker Pick may be taken from you by someone else also using a Dealbreaker. This is called "nuclear option"
driver picking. Yes, this is unfair and everyone may use up their Dealbreakers going after the same driver, in the same week.

2. After the fifth race of the season driver picking priority will be based off of the 2014 standings. *** A poster can only have their pick bumped ONCE per week. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. ***
3. Up to 43 people will be eligible for the contest during the first 26 races of the season. Once the Chase To The Cup starts, only the top 12 will advance to the playoffs.
4. You can sign up and never make a pick, you'll be assigned the best available driver based on qualifying that week.
5. Failure to abide by these rules will be dealt with the most harsh and unfair of judgements by the NASCAR Pick 'em rules cabal, err, committee.

Overall Standings
After Week 19 of 26

Total pts.________________ Driver
650 Scorehead*___________Jeff Gordon
624 RFDC***_____________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
615 newper**____________ Matt Kenseth
607 Gloopan Kuratz***_____Tony Stewart
579 Hawg Ass***__________Jimmie Johnson
577 NearWSHussra*_______Brad Keselowski
565 Peoria Matt***________Kevin Harvick
565 K Effective*____________Denny Hamlin
549 City Of Fools*_________NP-Ryan Newman
548 chaspopcapp**________Joey Logano
543 doug-ep***___________*Carl Edwards
542 donspiracy____________Kyle Larson
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531 spanky**_____________*Juan Montoya
511 sjboyd0137___________NP-Brian Vickers
509 Urlacher's missing neck*_NP-Kurt Busch
489 Dr. Ken*______________NP-Kasey Kahne
464 Hank Scorpio**________*Paul Menard
464 Hatchetman___________Jamie Mcmurray
453 jimmypasta___________NP-Kyle Busch
420 Apologist_____________Danica Patrick
*Dealbreaker award _______*2nd Pick

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 7/27/2014
Last Update: 7/21/2014 12:16:00 PM
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 188.470 47.753
2 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Axalta Chevy 187.770 47.931
3 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Miller Lite Ford 186.893 48.156
4 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevy 186.765 48.189
5 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 186.455 48.269
6 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevy 186.193 48.337
7 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Haas Automation Chevy 185.943 48.402
8 12 Juan Pablo Montoya Penske Truck Rental Ford 185.924 48.407
9 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 185.828 48.432
10 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevy 185.705 48.464
11 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevy 185.468 48.526
12 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 184.991 48.651
13 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Dollar General Toyota 185.468 48.526
14 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 185.391 48.546
15 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevy 185.254 48.582
16 15 Clint Bowyer RK Motors Charlotte Toyota 185.128 48.615
17 3 Austin Dillon # Dow/Mycogen Seeds Chevy 185.048 48.636
18 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 184.991 48.651
19 16 Greg Biffle 3M Safety Ford 184.900 48.675
20 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 184.869 48.683
21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. EcoPower Oil Ford 184.740 48.717
22 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 184.426 48.800
23 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 183.887 48.943
24 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevy 183.610 49.017
25 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 184.449 48.794
26 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 183.726 48.986
27 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 183.692 48.995
28 95 Michael McDowell K-Love Ford 183.565 49.029
29 27 Paul Menard Moen/Menards Chevy 183.539 49.036
30 98 Josh Wise Curb Records/Lee Brice Chevy 182.867 49.216
31 51 Justin Allgaier # Collision Cure Body Werks Chevy 182.656 49.273
32 83 Ryan Truex # Burger King Toyota 182.574 49.295
33 7 Michael Annett # Pilot/Flying J Chevy 182.245 49.384
34 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 182.072 49.431
35 23 Alex Bowman # Dr. Pepper Toyota 181.866 49.487
36 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevy 181.815 49.501
37-OP 40 Landon Cassill(i) Carsforsale.com Chevy 181.778 49.511
38-OP 34 David Ragan MDS Ford 181.609 49.557
39-OP 26 Cole Whitt # Speed Stick Gear Toyota 181.528 49.579
40-OP 32 Travis Kvapil KeenParts.com/tryandrozene.com Ford 181.474 49.594
41-OP 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 180.665 49.816
42-OP 36 Reed Sorenson Zing Zang Chevy 180.223 49.938
43-PC 37 Bobby Labonte (PC7) Accell Construction Chevy 180.534 49.852
44-DNQ 66 Brett Moffitt Character Counts/ASM Toyota 181.335 49.632
45-DNQ 33 David Stremme Thunder Coal Chevy 179.548 50.126
46-DNQ 29 Matt Crafton (i) ToyotaCare Toyota 178.070 50.542
PC1 = is the first past champion eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more

# Simoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for 2014 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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Dale jr

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Jimmie

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Logano

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Leaving for Indy in less than 24 hrs

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Jeff Gordon

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@audioidkid

Thems is good times!!

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Kyle Larson

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Congrats on your trip, but I will take him.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

spanky hath been pm'ed.

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Harvick

Smoke

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Me too but only for the IMSA races on Friday.

Montoya

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Jeff Gordon

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

#20 - Kenseth

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Good pick -- in the top ten 9 out of his last 10 races at Indy -- that's pretty impressive.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Cole Trickle.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

LOgano

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

2nd pick Carl Edwards

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2nd pick Menard

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Danica

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1926-1931-1934-1942-1944-1946-1964-1967-1982-2006-2011

Loving this Eldora truck race. I could watch this all day.

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Hamlin

Brad Keselowski

mcmurray

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

What's spanky's address again?

There are more people at my house now than when I usually am there.

But you can have the dog if you want.

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Jeffry looking good. Sweet britches is closer to front than usual. 12 th or so

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The stands are as empty as this thread.

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